Chapter 42: The Test Begins
In the cave on the cliff wall, Lin Lingsu, the current head of the Dushan Sect, couldn't take his eyes off the wind spirit master who was a little comical in the square.
I don't know how long it has passed, he said leisurely: "Senior Brother Wanxu, how did you invite Senior Uncle Feng Ling......?"
"Alas"
Wan Xuan shook his head, his face was quite helpless, and he smacked his tongue and said, "I gave him the nine-grade wind demon stone, and he was willing to come." ”
"Huh?"
Hearing that Wan Xuan was so generous, and even a little profligate, Lin Lingsu was also a little surprised, and said distressedly: "Senior Brother Wan Xu, don't you just want to see that kid's real qualifications? As for such a ......" For a while, Lin Lingsu couldn't find a suitable word to describe Wan Xu's generosity.
"It's nothing!"
Although Wan Xuan was also distressed, he thought he was right, and deliberately said calmly and naturally: "I want to see what kind of person he is who can be recommended by the royal family and the An family." ”
After a slight pause, he comforted himself and said: "Actually, that Wind Demon Stone, Uncle Wind Spirit has long wanted it, he said that the Wind Demon Stone has the same wind character as his name, which is considered fate, and he also said that it is his natal object." Thinking that the old man has not yet found his natal object at such an old age, I ......"
As he spoke, Wan Xuan smacked his tongue again.
"He's lying again!"
Lin Lingsu turned his head and looked at Wan Xuan sympathetically, his eyes seemed to be still shining with crystal tears.
Puzzled, he asked, "What do you mean by again?"
"Alas!"
Lin Lingsu frowned and said, "Because he also deceived me like this! If his old man likes something, everything is his natal object." Senior brother, don't forget, although Uncle Feng Ling is the same cultivator as you and me, but there is an essential difference, the natal object is a dispensable thing for him, what does he want so many natal objects to do, it must be polished and forged again, and installed it on his pile of broken wood!
"This ......"
Wan Xuan also seemed to have suddenly realized, and looked at the old man in the square angrily and helplessly.
It's really impossible to live if you're not crazy, the old man who focuses on mechanical arts, for his own interests, actually "does everything".
At this time, the work of the Wind Spirit Master was almost completed, and the disciples of the Dushan Sect on the square were also staring intently at the strange pattern on the ground.
Although they have all seen it, but when they see it again at this time, they also unconsciously let out a sound of admiration, but their inner thoughts are very different.
Some people are curious, some people are sighing, and of course, there are people who are thinking about falling into the well after the test.
Just as everyone was looking forward to it, the Wind Spirit Master finally completed his last stroke, and a huge pattern with a diameter of one piece appeared on the ground of the square.
Of course, for the Wind Spirit Master, this time the Five Elements Spirit Exploration Rune Array should be the smallest one ever, so although he was busy for a long time, his face did not change and his heart did not beat.
It was a large circular circle, with a meticulous outline in the middle, and the pattern was not evenly distributed, but it looked so harmonious.
Instead of ink, the Wind Spirit Master used a silvery liquid, so the whole pattern shone harshly under the strong sunlight.
"Little junior brother, you have to be more careful later. ”
Li Tianming reminded Xu Chen beside him, "Maybe you look at this is just a beautiful pattern, but there is a lot of danger during the period." Although it usually doesn't kill people, there are many people who want to get started with the test and fall into it, and they can't afford to be seriously injured. ”
Xu Chen was extremely keenly aware of something, and asked softly: "Senior brother, what do you mean by what you just said, under normal circumstances, you won't hurt your life, isn't there also someone who dies in it?"
"Huh!"
Li Tianming smiled bitterly, admired Xu Chen's carefulness, and explained: "Yes, I have seen a few teenagers who died in it, although their talents are not very good, but their perseverance is first-class, it is really embarrassing!"
"Remember, this rune array is only to detect a person's ability to perceive the surrounding aura, although this rune array seems ordinary, but the direction of each of its stripes is extremely special, it is a strong gathering of the surrounding aura in this small space for a short time, gold, wood, water, fire and earth, all five qi. Think about it, what will be the consequences if such a density of aura will constantly impact the people who enter it? Wait a while, if you feel uncomfortable, or even dizzy or when your body swells, you must come out immediately, otherwise you will inevitably burst your meridians and die. If the talent is not good, the more determined the perseverance, the easier it is to be buried in it. ”
Xu Chen nodded silently, thought for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "Senior brother, how long do you have to hold on to the talisman formation to pass the level?"
Li Tianming stretched out a finger and said, "The time of a stick of incense is very difficult!"
As he spoke, he actually showed a painful look, as if he didn't want to think of the past, "But it's okay, as long as you feel that you can't hold on, come out immediately, many disciples here have not reached the time of a stick of incense, but they are considered to have passed, so, don't be reckless, remember! Life is the most important." ”
Xu Chen exhaled a long breath and nodded.
While the disciples were whispering, the Wind Spirit Master was long gone, and he should have returned to his residence to do his carpenter's work.
At this time, all the disciples had already set their eyes on Xu Chen's body, and their burning eyes were full of expectation, but Xu Chen could obviously feel that none of those disciples' expectations were expecting him to pass smoothly.
Xu Chen didn't care very much, what was the difference between the burning eyes at this time and those eyes in Xu's mansion before? Although he didn't like it the same, he was used to it.
"Hey, boy, what are you doing? Why don't you start yet? Are you scared?"
Ximen Wenyu, who was not far away, shouted loudly, his eyes were extremely disdainful.
Liu Xia beside him also echoed and shouted: "That's it, if you're afraid, just give up and obediently get out of the Dushan Sect by yourself." ”
"Humph!"
Xu Chen snorted softly, he didn't provoke again, he really didn't care, I don't know how many times he had walked around the Grim Reaper, would he care about this?
With a light footstep, Xu Chen slowly walked towards the talisman array, he raised his head and looked at the sun in the sky, scorching and dazzling, just like those provocative eyes. At this time, he is not only fighting to enter the Dushan Sect, he is also fighting for his own honor, fighting to keep those boring mouths closed forever.
Xu Chen gritted his teeth and lowered his gaze again, however, at that moment, he unintentionally saw a figure, he remembered that person, whether you care about it or not, but beautiful things will always make people remember.
On the second floor of a pavilion in the distance, at the window, a blue shadow leisurely peeked out of the window, also looking intently at everything in the square, but there was no look of expectation in her eyes, she was more like watching the juggling on the street.
"Is it a joke too?"
Xu Chen said self-deprecatingly, "But whose joke it is, I'm afraid it's still uncertain." ”
While talking to himself, Xu Chen stepped his right foot into the talisman array.
Just when his right foot entered the talisman array, and before he landed, the entire talisman array suddenly lit up, and a stream of spiritual pressure poured out instantly, if Xu Chen hadn't stopped Li Tianming's warning, he had already prepared, and he would definitely be pushed down by this spiritual pressure.
"Damn! almost became a joke of these people again!"
Xu Chen said happily to himself.
stabilized his body, and also stabilized his mood, and his right foot slowly landed.
Suddenly, the whole pattern became brighter, like a wall of light suddenly erected, and it was not caused by the reflection of sunlight by the symbolic array, because the light of these "walls" seemed to shine more brightly than the sunlight.
With a horizontal heart, Xu Chen no longer estimated too much, took a step, and walked into the entire rune array against the not yet powerful spiritual pressure, and within a few steps, he came to the center of the rune array.
At the same time, Ximen Wenyu didn't know where to take a stick of incense, lit it with a smile, and used it to calculate the time.
Xu Chen settled down again, sat down cross-legged, and put his hands on his knees as he usually did when he was cultivating.
However, the next moment, an amazing scene appeared.
As if sensing the invasion of outsiders, the wall of light in the air that was several feet high actually slowly rotated, and after a while, it seemed that five pillars of light of different colors could be faintly seen with the naked eye.
The five pillars of light also kept rotating around Xu Chen, faster and faster, and finally merged into one and disappeared.
"This is the Qi of the Five Elements?"
Xu Chen silently guessed in his heart.
The spiritual pressure became more and more fierce, and Xu Chen could feel countless breaths pouring in from every pore of his body, colliding chaotically in his body, as if he was looking for some outlet.
After a while, these auras found the meridians in Xu Chen's body, and the difference was that when other disciples entered, these auras naturally poured into the inherent meridians in his body.
However, Xu Chen's meridians had already been completely broken with the help of Lao Wu, and after these spiritual qi entered Xu Chen's body, it was naturally unsurprising that they poured into Xu Chen's blood.
In just a few breaths, Xu Chen felt that his blood began to boil, and the originally calm blood veins turned out to be like the waves of the sea, flowing turbulently, to be precise, churning.
It can be seen that Xu Chen's exposed outer skin began to slowly turn red, and sweat droplets slowly oozing out and sliding down.
Although Xu Chen's eyes were closed at this time, there was a slight burning pain in his eyes, indicating that blood had also surged into his eyes. If you open your eyes at this time, you will probably be bright red.
"Something is wrong!"
The disciples outside the talisman began to discuss.
"How come I haven't seen anything like this?"
"What's wrong?"
"I remember that there was some pain in the rune array, but it didn't seem to be red!
At this time, a disdainful voice sounded in the crowd, "So you entered the Dushan Sect! If you were like him back then, maybe where would you be now?" haha!"
It was Ximen Wenyu's follower who spoke, Liu Xia.
"That's not right!"
The disciple turned his head and looked at Liu Xia and retorted, "I remember those who failed to pass the test, and they have never behaved like this! Could it be that the rune array arranged by the Wind Spirit Master has changed? It seems to be more powerful than our previous rune array." ”
"Bullshit!"
Liu Xia's eyebrows were upside down, and he scolded angrily: "Who is the Wind Spirit Master, how can you be mistaken, you have never seen someone who behaves like this kid, which means that our Mountain Sect has never been such a talented person." ”
As he spoke, he didn't look at the disciple, but turned his gaze to the direction of the talisman array, and said with extreme disdain: "Hey, this kid is really overpowered, do you think that our Dushan Sect is a vegetable market, you can enter if you want?"
In the discussion of everyone, Xu Chen was also enduring the pain of the impact of the aura, and the time passed minute by minute, but the scene that everyone expected did not happen. They had all gone through the test before entering the Dushan Sect, so they naturally had some understanding of this rune array.
The Five Elements Soul Exploration Rune Array is slowly increasing the spiritual pressure, and it will not feel too painful at first.
When Xu Chen showed a painful expression as soon as he entered the talisman array, everyone thought that it would definitely not take long for him to run out wildly.
Unexpectedly, this incense was about to burn out, and there was no reaction inside.
This record has surpassed some of the children of official eunuchs who relied on relationships to enter the Dushan Sect, including that Liu Xia.
At this time, Liu Xia was a little unnatural, and his mentality was quite complicated, he hoped that Xu Chen would run out immediately, and that would be done. But he also hoped that Xu Chen would not run out, because he hoped that Xu Chen would die inside.
"That's right, that kid can't be dead!" Liu Xia shouted loudly.